Alert archive / New York / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this high wind warning at Apr 17, 2011, 3:36 AM EDT for 8 counties in New York. It took effect at Apr 17, 2011, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2011, 3:36 AM EDT (07:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 17, 2011, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2011, 5:54 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 22 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 968 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
149 WWUS71 KBUF 170736 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 336 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 NYZ001>003-010>012-019-020-085-171600- /O.UPG.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.110417T0900Z-110417T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0002.110417T0800Z-110417T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 336 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER INCLUDING THE BUFFALO METRO AREA...AS WELL AS THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES. THOSE OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ004-005-013-014-021-171600- /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.110417T1200Z-110417T2200Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 336 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE UPPER GENESEE VALLEY AND FINGER LAKES REGION. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ006>008-171600- /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.110417T1000Z-110418T0200Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 336 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ JJR
3 follow-up statements
787 WWUS71 KBUF 171359 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 959 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 NYZ001>003-010>012-019-020-085-172200- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110417T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 959 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER INCLUDING THE BUFFALO METRO AREA...AS WELL AS THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES. THOSE OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ004-005-013-014-021-172200- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110417T2200Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 959 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE UPPER GENESEE VALLEY AND FINGER LAKES REGION. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ006>008-172200- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110418T0200Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 959 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ SFM
132 WWUS71 KBUF 171934 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 334 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 NYZ001>003-010>012-019-020-085-172200- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110417T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 334 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER INCLUDING THE BUFFALO METRO AREA...AS WELL AS THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES. THOSE OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ004-005-013-014-021-172200- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110417T2200Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 334 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE UPPER GENESEE VALLEY AND FINGER LAKES REGION. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ006>008-180200- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110418T0200Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 334 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ SFM
878 WWUS71 KBUF 172154 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 554 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 NYZ001>003-010>012-019-020-085-172300- /O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110417T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 554 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WHILE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH IN SOME AREAS EARLY THIS EVENING...THE WINDS WILL NO LONGER BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE DAMAGE. $$ NYZ006>008-172300- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110418T0200Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 554 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WHILE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH IN SOME AREAS THIS EVENING...THE WINDS WILL NO LONGER BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE DAMAGE. $$ NYZ004-005-013-014-021-172300- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110417T2200Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 554 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WHILE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH IN SOME AREAS EARLY THIS EVENING...THE WINDS WILL NO LONGER BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE DAMAGE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 3:36 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Ontario and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:50 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 18 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in New York, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.